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I honestly can't remember the last time I went to a Zoo...I think maybe 25-30 years. Probably will go sometime in the nearish future, as my daughter's at a good age to go to a zoo. We've been to the aquarium a couple of times, as my daughter loves the fish and penguins, and I think my son will probably start really getting into them, too.

Two years. We got to go in behind the front part and into the back areas of the zoo during one of the Field Station sections. The big cat area was awesome... though a little sad at the size areas they are contained in (but the play areas are very large, so I guess it has some balance). The snake house was much more... nerve racking on the other side. Everything is narrow and snakes on both sides with lots of deadly large fellas with seemingly small barriers. And of course they became fairly active because it was feeding time and they expected food!

It was one of the more enjoyable days I have gotten to stand behind a camera and take photos of students interacting with animals in places of the zoo you normally never see.

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This is pretty done besides the jewelry I plan to sculpt on it. As my scultping is Meh, I'm calling this the final product. I did something different with the eyes as I didnt really want to give her human or dragon eyes so I did neither.

I kind of like how they turned out considering she sat unpainted for weeks because I wasnt sure on what to do with the eyes!

So, 2017 was my first year in this hobby. I discovered the joys of miniatures. I discovered Reaper. I discovered Bones 4, and the Reaper forums with it. I'm going to post pictures of everything I've painted this year, more or less in order...with a bit of a blurb about my journey. Starting with before I joined these forums, my first miniatures.

KOBOLDS - WizKids Nolzur's Marvelous Miniatures - 72557

These were my first miniatures I painted. Yeah. I started with small kobolds... And with WizKids... (I didn't have primer on hand to start).

GOBLINS - Reaper Bones - 77024

What comes after kobolds? Goblins. I have no idea how there are only 9, when they come in packs of 6....I only remember painting 9, as well...This is a mystery... Also, these guys got painted based on a Runescape quest...yeah. I'm a nerd.

ADVENTURERS - WizKids Deep Cuts - 72596, 72597, 72600, 72601

So I used the WizKids adventures for Acolytes in my Hoard of the Dragon Queen game...yeah...these were my first human paint jobs.

Golanth, Half Dragon Warrior - Reaper Dark Haven Legends - 03463

Golanth was the first metal mini I painted. I remember loving tinting his armor. I also had to base him to keep him from falling over.

Various Furniture - Reaper Bones - 77319, 77138, 77137

I wanted some dungeon dressing...

Swarms - Reaper Bones - 77129, 77128

Thanks to Hoard of the Dragon Queen, the enemies my players are most afraid of are...RAT SWARMS. Yeah, the rat swarms in ch.1 almost ended up with a TPK. Good times.

Halfling Rogue - WizKids Nolzur's Marvelous Miniatures - 72627

This chick was my first painted player mini. She was a halfling bard. I remember giving up on her eyes.

Dracolisks - Reaper Bones - 77379

I was super proud of these guys when I first did them. I loved how the washes looked!

Cultist - Reaper Bones - 77351

My goodness, I started to do detail with this guy! I'd actually discovered Reaper's forums with him, but I stayed just a lurker for a while.

Andriessa, Female Wizard - Reaper Bones - 77386 OR 77381 (DDS2)

I really spent a lot of time on her. I wanted to try and see just how detailed I could paint.

More Goblins - WizKids Deep Cuts - 72579

More goblins.

Black Bear (Companion Animals) - Reaper Bones - 77216

The druid kept turning into a bear. It made me angry, but I still painted him up a mini.

Mister Mouse is scared of spiders and hates these guys. He insists I keep them put away.

Cassie, Female Gnome Wizard - Reaper Dark Haven Legends - 03340

Recognize her? She was the first mini I posted up on these forums! She was used as my mini for my player character, Ashes. She was also my first attempt at basing. Additionally, you might remember her being my avatar for a long while.

Zombies - Reaper Bones - 77053, 77014

I played with some special effects with these guys. I still love the results!

Skeletons - Reaper Bones - 77242, 77241, 77244, 77238, 77237

So many skeletons! I also think I have the wrong sku for my spearman...

Ghast - Reaper Bones - 77159

Wraith - Reaper Bones - 77097

I tried adding a tuft of grass to this guy, in the back.

Plant Thing - Reaper Bones - ?????

I got this from Stoneskull...don't know the actual SKU.

Bear - Reaper Bones - ??????

I have no idea the SKU on this bear - it came with Bones 3 core. He was my first attempt to paint for display, instead of tabletop.

More Cultists and a Circle - Reaper Bones - 77351

I tried to get a glowy effect on the circle...I still like the first cultist I did a little better...

Tombstone - Reaper Bones - ?????

From Bones 3 Graveyard

Necromancer - Reaper Bones - 77283

I hate the paint job I did on her...she's the last mini I painted using only Army Painter Paints...

Level Up! - Reaper Learn to Paint Kit - 08907

And so, I leveled up (I have no clue where the gnome went, and the pirate apparently needs a touch-up)

Adventuring Kid - Reaper Dark Haven Legends - 03783

And so, I tried to apply what I learned and also do NMM...this kid didn't turn out so great. But I tried!

Hot Foot - Reaper ReaperCon 2017 Mousling - 01616

My FIRST MOUSLING!!!! I'm still really happy about how the bubbling lava came out. Also my lesson in painting before assembly.

Bandit - Reaper Bones - ?????

And so, I went back and tried speed painting something...

Lizardman Archer - Reaper Bones - 77425

Speed painted to test Eldar colors...

Wrapping Dragon - Reaper Special Edition - 05193

I finally start to be getting shading and eyes! Yay!

Christmas Speed Paints - Reaper - ???, 77436, 77435, 77433, 01552

And so, I now speed paint at a much higher quality than I even slow painted at in the beginning.

These are what I finished painting this year, a year that was somewhat abbreviated by world events. Really, this is what I painted in the last six months, since political dismay kept me from the miniatures table for approximately eight months after the last US Presidential election.

This year I painted my first Reaper Warlord figures who were also my first oversized werewolves, 77754 the Rageclaw Slayer, and 77755, Aislinn, Shadow Tracker.

Nearly everything I painted was for the White Wolf World of Darkness and Exalted.

Left to Right Links:
http://forum.reapermini.com/index.php?/topic/75103-goth-girl-from-wild-in-the-streets-painted-as-a-sidereal-of-the-maiden-of-serenity-for-exalted/
http://forum.reapermini.com/index.php?/topic/75107-50305-benedict-baker-painted-as-a-mage-twilight-caste-solar-exalt-for-exalted/
http://forum.reapermini.com/index.php?/topic/75109-hasslefree-hfa004-kat-painted-as-a-zenith-caste-solar-for-exalted-picture-intensive/
http://forum.reapermini.com/index.php?/topic/75183-alkemy-khaliman-republic-cat-man-painted-up-as-a-were-cat-lunar-from-white-wolfs-exalted/
http://forum.reapermini.com/index.php?/topic/75176-62102-numenera-jack-painted-as-an-adamant-caste-alchemical-for-exalted/

Left to Right Links:
http://forum.reapermini.com/index.php?/topic/75184-02480-sabertooth-tiger-lynx-spotted-by-pingo/
http://forum.reapermini.com/index.php?/topic/75217-im-a-creature-whos-up-to-no-good-a-modern-vampire-from-wild-in-the-streets-painted-up-for-the-world-of-darkness/
http://forum.reapermini.com/index.php?/topic/75223-50246-marie-she-bot-and-a-couple-of-other-robots-speed-painted/

Link for Five Figures:
http://forum.reapermini.com/index.php?/topic/75409-pingo-speed-paints-a-modern-eclectic-adventuring-party-of-bones-iii-figures/

Left to Right Links:
http://forum.reapermini.com/index.php?/topic/77754-a-very-large-werewolf-warrior-14528-rageclaw-slayer/
http://forum.reapermini.com/index.php?/topic/77755-a-large-werewolf-tracker-14532-aislinn-shadow-tracker/
http://forum.reapermini.com/index.php?/topic/77719-02830-wolf-pack-3/

Left to Right Links:
http://forum.reapermini.com/index.php?/topic/77753-aooooh-werewolves-of-london-02863-female-werewolf-x2/
http://forum.reapermini.com/index.php?/topic/77685-77176-a-wee-bones-wolf-familiar-from-a-set-of-familiars/
http://forum.reapermini.com/index.php?/topic/77705-80031-decker-lugstampf/

Top to Bottom Links:
http://forum.reapermini.com/index.php?/topic/77704-pingo-paints-some-mystery-giant-wolves-from-rafm/
http://forum.reapermini.com/index.php?/topic/77711-absolutely-gorgeous-giant-wolves-from-tom-meier-thunderbolt-mountain/

Left to Right Links:
http://forum.reapermini.com/index.php?/topic/77810-03277-hyena-pack-2/
http://forum.reapermini.com/index.php?/topic/77808-vintage-grenadier-lead-werejackal/

Here is what I painted in 2017.
I had a lot of fun with the terrain/scenery pieces.
Learned a lot from painting the bust and got crazy with my Lost World project.
Also had a blast with the diorama challenge and Rainbow Dragon Challenge.

so 93 this year, one less than 2015, but 20 more than last year.
wierdly 3 large dragons were painted in each year three years.
would have done less but went on a huge blitz of kingdom of death after getting the set in october.

Mostly Bones - I did count the smaller dracolisk as one of my three dragons, but I did remove legs and re-sculpt.

core villains from kingdom death - the Phoenix and final boss are not finished, and will take a while.

Survivors, starting four on the right, gradually gaining better weapons and armor.
the last one is built wearing armor made from the phoenix and antelope armor kits.